Fire extinguisher training at work with LIVE FIRE!

[MrCoffee]

Sign me up!

It has absolutely nothing at all to do with my job (unless my cube bursts into flames), but how often to you get to play with a fire extinguisher and live fire?

Gotta seize the moment when it arrives, that's all I'm saying.

[TZ]

1. hmm

Why is this post NOT reassuring....:scared:

[MrCoffee]

3. Who am I to look a flaming gift horse in the mouth?

I have no idea why they would be offering us this training, but I'll take one for the team. I'm a team player, I am.

[Strong Atheist]

2. I don't understand the fascination that pyromaniacs have with

fire... :shrug:

[MrCoffee]

4. Hey, I am NOT a pyromaniac

I just can't stop feeding the all-consuming cleansing flame.

[Strong Atheist]

6. .

:scared:

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. If they didn't have a fascination with fire, they wouldn't be pyromaniacs.

[Pierre.Suave]

18. So simple

and yet, so hard to grasp...

:rofl:

[HopeHoops]

13. "Crazy Harry plays with electricity [BOOOM] Hee hee hee hee" (Muppets)

[ZombieHorde]

5. I did this for a company I used to work for.

We all met a fireman in the parking lot. He had a metal box, probably about a square yard horizontally, and about 18" tall. He started a fire in the box, and handed each of us a fire extinguisher. One at a time, we pulled the pin and put out the fire. I don't remember what he used as fuel for the fire. One person had a hard time with the pin.

The experience was good, but not thrilling.

[MrCoffee]

7. Son of a...I had this whole thing built up in my head

That sounds kind of dumb. I could do that in my backyard with the BBQ grill.















HEY, I could do that in my backyard!!!! :woohoo:

[TZ]

10. .

I'm so grateful I live on the other side of the country from you...
:hide:

[ZombieHorde]

15. You probably could do it in your BBQ grill.

Having a practice run with a fire extinguisher is usually a good idea for most adults and teenagers (I don't know if a child could pull the pin).

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. It is kind of dumb

but, in a cool kind of way.

[NJmaverick]

8. Remember PASS

Pull pin
Aim at the base of fire
Squeeze handle
Sweep side to side

[HopeHoops]

14. And the extension to the rule - PASS, avoid GAS, and save your ASS

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. Yep --

That day Rocks for me, too!!

[flvegan]

11. Stop, drop and roll, Coffee.

[snooper2]

16. cubes don't catch on fire very easily- they are flame retardant

:)

go ahead and try :rofl:

[MajorChode]

19. I got to do that AND ride on a real fire truck

Woohoo!

[dropkickpa]

20. Dammit!

We don't get to do that!

[crispini]

21. I did that once. It was hella fun.

Actually, I organized it. It's surprisingly easy to do for an organization. Ask the fire department if they'll come by, and ask your extinguisher supplier if they'll give you a few freebies. Fun times for all! :)

[Parche]

22. Put the fire out with decaf!!

:woohoo: :hi: